Solar Capital Limited has been named as a Top 10 dividend-paying financial stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among shares of financial companies, SLRC displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/21/16, Solar Capital Limited will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.40, payable on 7/1/16. As a percentage of SLRC's recent stock price of $18.99, this dividend works out to approximately 2.11%, so look for shares of Solar Capital Limited to trade 2.11% lower — all else being equal — when SLRC shares open for trading on 6/21/16.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/22/16, Solar Capital Limited will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.40, payable on 4/1/16. As a percentage of SLRC's recent stock price of $17.70, this dividend works out to approximately 2.26%, so look for shares of Solar Capital Limited to trade 2.26% lower — all else being equal — when SLRC shares open for trading on 3/22/16.

In trading on Thursday, shares of Solar Capital Limited crossed above their 200 day moving average of $17.42, changing hands as high as $17.58 per share. Solar Capital Limited shares are currently trading up about 1.3% on the day.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Solar Capital Limited presently has a stellar rank, in the top 10% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Solar Capital Limited has been named as a Top 10 dividend-paying financial stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among shares of financial companies, SLRC displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics.